AIX Nairobi offers perspectives on developments in host nation Kenya and the East African Power Pool (Eapp) region plus analysis of wider corporate developments and constraints facing the industry.
The 2025 agenda examines what AIX is calling ‘Constructive, Productive and Disruptive energy’ for Africa.
🔹 ‘Constructive energy’ – building on the projects, financial models, positive models of community engagement and business best practise that have worked so far.
🔹 ‘Productive energy’ – driving new industries and financial models to drive sustainable economic growth and social uplift.
🔹 ‘Disruptive energy’ – harnessing new technologies, evolving markets and social change to transform developing economies into emerging markets.
🔹EAPP and the logic of regional integration
East African economies have huge potential to generate more energy and trade power.
Detailed planning, better financial models, and improved regulation.
To what extent can power pools, regional interconnections and new energy intermediaries overcome offtake security and balance the market?
🔹Transmission investment
Independent transmission projects (ITPs) and other models to encourage private investment in the region.
🔹Storage & green grids
Understanding battery storage’s multiple benefits and solutions that can enhance the stability and reliability of the grid.
🔹Market design, regulation and investment
What new approaches to regulation and market structures will attract investments in power and renewables?
🔹Opening up the market
What do investors want? Are macroeconomic conditions, political and industry trends in their favour?
🔹 Green hydrogen, green ammonia, synthetic fuels – how are these industries progressing and what can be expected within the next five years?
🔹 Examining growth in new energy intensive sectors sourcing green electricity and how to add new clean, firm power without putting the burden on the ratepayer.
🔹A look at innovative blended finance arrangements and the use of guarantees, political risk insurance, and foreign exchange hedging for infrastructure projects.
🔹Options for generating electricity for a range of consumers – what impact will this have on the established utilities?
🔹Private sector investors, including private equity, venture capital and impact investors are invited to share their feedback on the viability of projects discussed in the earlier sessions, to discuss the funding available for start-ups and new technologies and examine latest business models attracting investment.
🔹Let’s talk about ESG – environmental, social and governance issues have become a hot-button issue in Kenya and across the continent. This session will examine, with examples of best practise.
Shorter sessions focusing on:
🔹 Climate finance
🔹 Carbon credit
🔹 Clean cooking
🔹While traditional DFI, commercial banking and project markets will long have an important role to play, the answer to many bottlenecks and risk issues can be found close to hom – if financial markets can be developed.
🔹Providing a better understanding of the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) market in Kenya and East Africa region and the technical requirements of BESS projects.
Held under the Chatham House Rule, AIX: Nairobi provides a significant platform for governments, institutions and other stakeholder groups to hold free and frank discourse on major policy issues in Kenya and the wider region.
Our standard sponsorship package includes a prominent panellist position, delegate and client passes, logo on promotional material, and a full-page colour ad.
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Contact Ricky Purnell to discuss sponsorship
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British High Commission, Climate Change Envoy, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Uganda, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, GDC, Kengen, Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO), Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), Ministry of Energy, Kenya, National Assembly, Kenya, Norwegian Embassy, The Senate, Kenya
ATIDI, ABSA, African Development Bank, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), BIO, British International Investment (BII), Catalyst Fund, Citibank, Cygnum Capital, Finergreen, Finnfund, FMO, GreenMax Capital Advisors, GuarantCo Management Company, IFC, IFU, InfraCo Africa, InfraCredit, Meridiam, MIGA (The World Bank Group), Mirova SunFunder, Naimon Capital, Nedbank, Norfund, Private Infrastructure
Development Group (PIDG), Proparco, Responsability, STOA Africa, Swedfund International, TDB, USAID
BasiGo, BayWa r.e., CFAO, Cresco Group Africa, Engie, Engie Energy Access, Fortescue, Frontier Energy, Globeleq, Harmattan Renewables, Infinity Power, JCG, Koko Networks, Milele Energy, Ofgen, Persistent Energy, Quantum Power, Serengeti Energy, SgurrEnergy, Siemens Energy, Talus Renewables, Trine, Voltalia
African Energy, AMDA, Anjarwalla & Khanna, Ardonagh Specialty, Bowmans, Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), Delphos, GET.Invest, Great Carbon Valley, ISM Africa, Multiconsult, Pipal, Rebel, SandRose, Simmons & Simmons, The Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2), University of Nairobi, Walker Kontos
Contact Lauren Slater with any questions about the event.
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